One of my professors told me about his daughter took an AP English
course and passed. She still had to pay the tuition for the college to
get the credit even after paying to take the exam. Personally, I think
AP courses are great but the first year art classes are a great
opportunity to get to know the professors and what they expect in their
classes. My son is in AP this year and opted to not take the exam
because he did not want the college credit. He wants to start at the
beginning with the professors.